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Father's Little Dividend (1951)

82 min  -  Comedy | Romance   -  27 April 1951 (USA)
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In this sequel to Father of the Bride, newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.

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Albert Hackett (screenplay), Frances Goodrich (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Father's Little Dividend -- In this sequel to Father of the Bride (1950), newly married Kay Dunstan announces that she and her husband are going to have a baby, leaving her father having to come to grips with the fact that he will soon be a granddad.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Spencer Tracy ...
Joan Bennett ...
Elizabeth Taylor ...
Don Taylor Don Taylor ...
Billie Burke ...
Moroni Olsen Moroni Olsen ...
Herbert Dunstan
Richard Rober Richard Rober ...
Police sergeant
Marietta Canty Marietta Canty ...
Delilah (Banks' maid)
Russ Tamblyn ...
Tommy Banks (as Rusty Tamblyn)
Tom Irish Tom Irish ...
Hayden Rorke Hayden Rorke ...
Dr. Andrew Nordell
Paul Harvey Paul Harvey ...
Rev. Galsworthy
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Storyline

Stanley Banks is finally recovering from his daughter's wedding when he learns she is going to have a baby. He is strongly opposed at first, and disputes arise between maternal and paternal grandparents. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Laugh Track: Father's Little Dividend See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The film was shot in 22 days. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The baby is christened 'Stanley Banks' but should have been christened 'Stanley Dunstan' or 'Stanley Banks Dunstan'. See more »

Quotes

Stanley Banks: [Telephone rings at night] Hello. Buckley, do you know what time it is? It's a quarter to three.
Buckley Dunstan: I'm sorry, I didn't realize. Is Kay there?
Stanley Banks: [Sarcastically] But of course she, where would she be?
[Whispers]
Stanley Banks: Hello, I'll take this downstairs, hang on
[Puts down the receiver & quietly tiptoes downstairs to hall, then picks up the extension phone]
Stanley Banks: What do you mean. is she here?
Buckley Dunstan: Well, I thought if she were there I could come & pick her up if she were there.
Stanley Banks: When did she leave? What time did she leave?
Buckley Dunstan: I don't know, I've been out for a few hours, I just got back a little while ago.
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